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The telegraph operators ot 0rsnd Rapids
arc very vel assured Of TIE popularity Of
J. W. ReseAthsl, of the Tower Clothing
Company From ave 10 10 o'clock last
evening MIR. Rosenthal received tslegF4n1s
OF regret IN response 20 the invitations ~
the opening. together vita congratulations
and Ewishes for success The dispsiches
came from the Mayer and membeFs 0f tie
Common Council Of Rochester, where
NJ RosenIhal was Police Com
missioner fSr many years. ir5m the moat
prominent business men and public on
clais Ia that city aud Ia Albany, Boston,
New YORK. Detroit CAlceg0. ST. Louis,
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville
The ieisgrsLAs were cOucbed Ia terms oi
respect and esteem, and many OF them
were OF considerable length ia which tie
city oi Grand Rapids was congratulated Ia
having secured public spirited citizen ana
al uprising business msn.
All iav yesterday while the preparations
for the grand formal opening Of The new
Tower Clothing SGOre were going On crowds
attracted by the brilliant display passed IN
and out Of the store. Al 7 O'Clock, when
the electric lights which enveloped the dsz-
Zling white building IL q brilliant light, the
Wurzburg & Bronson band segan al out
I
Place was q perfect Jam Of humanity. When
the doors were opened il seemed ss though
the whole city aud most of the surrounding
cOantry was trying 20 get into the beauti-
fully decorated store. Ia aud out
for two long hours poured a stream
Of humanity Not an article ia the store
was allowed 70 be sold. Mr.. Rosenthal
assisted by Mr. Tromblay. Mr.. Rosenthsl
OF Saginaw, snd.ihe employees OF the Tower
received the mattey crowd OF guests Many
of our most prominent citizens with their
wives and daughters were present well
as thousands OF w0rKingmen and the yisi-
tors TO the Fair.
In the rear of the store on q handsomely
draped stage was seated the orchestra dis
coursing delightful music. The
building was blaze Of light
| above and below and everywhere there were
pictures and flowers and vases and =
gorgeous display OF clothing and gentle
mems furnishings. Up stairs and down
stairs the crowd snrged. while near the door
stood Mr.. kosenthal attlred in dress suit
| handing out to all who passed very hand
some souvenir IN the shape Of a pretty lamp
shade.
Outside reokets screechei through the air
and Roman candles illuminated the
| heavens. To James Loucks, q former trusted
employe OF Col Pierce and two assistants
were entrusted the matter OF sending
| up the balloons. The Tower had promised
| to send up twenty-five balloons each with
| a tag attached calling for some article OF
value. The Balloon Company, however,
| fell one short Of the order and Mr.. Rosen-
| thai promptly donated TO the C. b. A.
| Home an order for go worth of under
wear or other wearing apparel. Mr.
| Leucks attempted to send the balloons up
| from the top of the Tower bat the wind
| was so brisk that three were burned in the
attempt and the remainder were sent up
| from the centre of the square where an i'm
mense crowd watched them. Tags were
| attached 10 each va!loon as fOllsws